10 TTTE aiORyiNG OREGOXIAX, WEDNESDAY, MAT 18, 1910. FOBTLAND, OREGON. Entered at Portland, Oregon. Postottlce aa Second-Class Matter. bubacrlytlon Kates Invariably la Advance, (BY MAIL). Daily, Sunday included, on Tear $8.00 Pally. Sunday Included, six months..,. 4.3S Ially, Hun Jay Included, three month!.. S-25 Dally, Sunday Included, one month..... -T5 Dally, without Sunday, one year 4.00 Dally, without Sunday, six month.-... 8.25 Dally, without Sunday, three montha.. JUTS Dally, without Sunday, one month..... .60 Weekly, one year .................... 1-60 Sunday, on year....... 2-60 Sunday and weekly, one year. ........ 8.60 (By Carrier), pally, Sunday Included, one year...... .00 Dally, Eunday Included, one month.... .75 How to Kemlt Send Postoftlcs money Jrder, express order or personal check on our local bank. stamps, coin or currency "re at the sender's risk. Give postoffloe ad areas In full, including; county and state. Postage Kates 10 to 14 pages, 1 cent; la to 28 pages. 2 oents; 80 to 40 pages. 8 cents; 40 to ttu pages, 4 cents. Foreign postaga double rate. Kastern Hojdnms Office The S. C. Beck wttli Special Agency New York, rooms 48 B0 Tribune building. Chicago, roams B10 613 Tribune building. x PORTLAND, WEDNESDAY. MAY 18, 1810. PEACE PATCHWORK IN CONGRESS. Regular and insurgents have reached agreement on several conten tions In Congress, but protective tariff remains an irreconcilable disrupter of. Republican harmony. This is inevita ble. There can be no common ground for peace batween multiplicity of fac tions warring for protective spoils. Xor can there be any living issue in such spoils to make men patriots or to stir them to living deeds of states manship. The protective system breeds insurgents of many stripes, all of them having this habit in common playing to the galleries of their home localities and pandering in ways of the demagogue to the local discon tent that springs inevitably from pro tective tariff. "With tariff put on a revenue basis solely, such panderings would be minimized; there would be the least opportunity for insurgents to revolt from party with home approval. At Des Moines last week Senator Cummins, Insurgent, declared that the breaches in the Republican party axe Irreconcilable. "The sooner we re alize that this breach in the ranks of he Republican party." said he, "la not tphemeral, the sooner we appreciate (hat it is a movement of the people, Ihe sooner we will become conscious f a great and everlasting truth." lenator Cummins poses aa a protec lonlst, yet-there are a great many Re publicans who do not accept his doc trines of protection; the majority of the Republicans of Congress do not, )ior even do the majority of Demo crats, although the latter act with his nsurgent element in order to make iiscomflture for Republicans. It is not to be believed that Repub lican harmony is to be obtained on a kmg-and-short-haul basis, although Republicans have agreed on a clause In the railroad bill looking to modifi cation of the present rate arrange ment. As the matter now stands, they have united on a provision that Insurgents are already reading one way and regulars another. The pro vision is a clear declaration neither on the one side nor on the other; for the Insurgents It prohibits a smaller charge for a long haul than for a shorter, and for the regulars it adds in a proviso that the Interstate Com mission may authorize a less charge for a long haul than for a shorter one whenever the Commission ascer tains that "the circumstances and conditions of the long haul are dis similar' to the circumstances and con ditions of the shorter haul." Republican factions make showing of conoert against Democrats on oc casion as in the long-and-short-haul contention and on establishment of a court of commerce. Yet the voting is not clean-cut on party lines. To do the members of Congress justice. It may be said that In none of the ques tions before Congress Is there any is eue of general nation-wide import. Nothing like free silver or free trade or slavery. Instead the questions are those of local interest as to protective tariff for benefit of special localities and industries, and of more favorable railroad rates. for inland centers. Until some nation-wide question of policy appears, there will probably be insurrections and insurgencies within each party. Free trade, in place of protective tariff, would be such an issue, but no party dares take it up just now, not even the Democratic, which owns this issue as one of Its traditional possessions. The peace that is effected in Con gress is of the patchwork kind, that will suffice for a time, but will not mend for good, until self-seeking of politicians and pandering of dema gogues shall be submerged In some question that will put National above local interest. IiO, THE RICK INDIAN! If a bill recently introduced in the United States Senate by Mr. Owen, of Oklahoma, becomes a law, our mil lionaire class may presently be en larged by the addition of a fine crop of aboriginal -American plutocrats. The "Five Civilized Tribes" hold lands whose value in timber, coal, asphalt, oil. etc., is somewhere near $100,000,. 000. The Owen bill authorizes sale of these lands, the proceeds to be divid ed among the aboriginal wards en titled to receive the same. The Pres ident is to appoint a Commission to manage the sale, composed of one cit izen of the United States, one Choc taw and one Chickasaw i "But let no misguided person de lude himself," says an Eastern Journal with fine sarcasm, "into the belief that the distribution of so vast a sum among the Cherokees, Choctawa and Chickasaws would lead them into lives of folly and extravagance. The mem bers of those tribes as a rule are thrifty, sedate and free from vice. The chances are that they would use the money as prudently as the average white man would. Nevertheless, the figures make the classic exclamation about the poor Indian seem Just a trifle Ironical." But full-fledged citizens of the "West, white tribes, are not equally favored iwitb. redskins of Oklahoma. Poor Whites of the West are shut out of the lands of the Government, while people of the other color are thus to be admitted. "Conservation" makes the difference. Eastern white breth ren see some strange virtue in the dif ference and applaud Pinchot as its author. These same white brethren possess the lands, the water powers, the min erals and the forests, which they be gan taking away from the aborigines some 300 yeara ago and have turned to account ever since. Now they put u the claim that they. Eastern, peo ple, God'8 children, have a righ'to take away from white pioneers in the West aid lock up ln reserves what those pioneers have reclaimed from the vt'deraess and added to the Nation. Strange isn't it that these White folks of the East are so forgetful of their own origin that they would deny the very privileges to their West ern brethren that have made them selves rich and strong in the Middle West and on the Atlantic coast, and moreover that they would deny these Western brethren the very same priv ileges which they are about to accord to the Choctawa and Chickasaws. But this is Pinchot conservation. It is false doctrine. This 13 one of its many absurdities. BETTER NOT "GO TO LAW." Neither railroad nor city will profit from litigation over Broadway bridge right of way and matters accessory thereto. Bach side needs concessions from the other which, if they "go to law," they will fail to obtain. The O. R. & N. and its subsidiary terminal company and the Mayor and Council should find some. way of getting together. If the O. R. & N. cannot control the minority interest in the terminal company In this ad justmentthe Northern Pacific then there ought to be a conference to gether of principals of the two rail roads and the city. Litigation will tie up the city and the O. R. & N." and the Terminal Company. Obstinacy means litigation and litigation means exasperating de lays on all sides. The two railroad companies, with their interests common, should be able to meet the city on a basis of reasonable give and take. WORK AND IDLE MEN. There is absolutely no reason why any boy over 16 years old, in need of work, should not find work that will enable him to pay his way and lay aside a snug sum for possible future stress. Nor is there any" reason why any man who wants work should fail to find ltat more than a living wage. Every apple tree in the state's abound ing orchard area needs hands to thin out the fruit that has set on every tree; every strawberry field is redding for the harvest and the laborers are few. Contractors seek in vain for able-bodied men who are willing to do a fair day's work for a good day's wage. Ranchers seek men to slash brush and chop wood and plow clear ings; dairymen want men to milk, and for caretakers for their herds; hop fields need plowing and hop vines training.- So all along the line. Labor is everywhere in demand at good wages. This is no time for tack-door charity,- for socialistic gatherings or for the plaint of the poor worklngman to be heard in the land. Labor does not need to bid for sympathy; it should bid for work, get it, and then set about doing it with cheerful spirit, thankful for its large share In the prosperity of a most prosperous time. LOST BY DEFAULT. Advices from Washington indicate that the amendment to the river and harbor bill closing the draws of Port land bridges during the rush hours will be defeated. Belief that the amendment would be passed was mainly due to the fact that Senator Lodge, of Boston, had first Introduced a similar amendment governing the closing of drawbridges in Boston har bor. The Senator from Massachusetts, having Influence in Washington, se cured due consideration of his amend ment. About the time its success was assured, someone conveyed the news to Senator Bourne that the matter regulating drawbridges was of some Interest in Portland. The Oregon Sen ator then followed with his amend ment, but, since Its introduction. Sen ator Lodge had agreed with the War Department to ' withdraw his amend ment providing that department would close all drawbridges in. Boston for three hours during the rush hours each day. Having thus secured the end sought, further effort in behalf of the amend ment was unnecessary. As the life of the Bourne amendment was de pendent on that of Senator Lodge's amendment. It will now be eliminated. Had Oregon been represented by some one who would take the initiative in matters of such vital concern to Port rand, we might easily have received the same consideration from the War Department as is now being shown Boston in return for abandonment of the fight to take such regulations out of the hands of that Cepartment. A DIMINISHED MEAT BILL. Farmers' Bulletin 391, issued free by' the United States Department of Agriculture, is a document of timely and thrilling interest. While not ex actly a cook-book, still it Imparts quantities of vastly desired Informa tion concerning a highly important branch, of cookery, the preparation of palatable and cheap dishes from meat. It is feared, however, that most of the instruction which this excellent bulletin seeks to lavish on the Ameri can people will, be wasted on the des ert air, for there are discouragingly few of our fellow citizens who either know anything about cookery or wish to learn anything. The average house wife thinks she has done her full duty by a beefsteak when she casts it dis dainfully into the spider and sets It a-slzzling. The longer it -sizzles the better she thinks it is. Usually It comes to the table with the consis tency of a piece of lignum vitae and contains about as much available nourishment as an oyster shell. One Is- sometimes tempted to pray that the American High School girl might be led to forsake Latin and algebra during the last six months of her course and study the art of cooking a good dinner. Blessed- in her generation Is the woman who . can cook. She Is not only sure of a high place in the celes tial city, but she never loses her husband's love. A man will forsake a 'beautiful wife sometimes. He will desert the most accomplished musi cian and from the most gifted poli tician his heart will stray; but who ever heard of a man running away from a good cook? Nobody. Such things do not happen. . If a woman desires to be loved from the rosy bloom of 16 until she is gray and wrinkled, let her .learn to cook. This Bulletin 391 tells not only how to cook meat, but how to buy it. You can make ;a delicious dish from a shin bone if you know how. The scraps which the wasteful American family casts to the dog are. sufficient in the hands of an artist to compose a toothsome stew. Woe to the woman who despises stews. Her husband shall come to penury and her chil dren shall beg their bread in the street. We advise everybody to send for a. copy of this bulletin. It is full of useful information and the receipts it contains are luscious to read. How they might taste 'is another question. THERE IS NO PABALLEX. "Public docks," writes a corre spondent of The Oregonian, "are among the most important founda tions of the great commercial pros perity of Germany and Holland; and railroad and corporation control of wharfage in the United States is a thing every thinking American de plores. We boast that we lead the world in progress, when, in fact, on many questions of public service, we are still in the dark ages, as compared with leading European countries." But Holland and Germany are not the United States. Conditions of every kind, industrial, sccial, political, are very different there. The manage ment suited to those countries would not e tolerated here; for the peeple there are content to leave such mat ters to those who know. Here the people are not. Besides, government there participates largely in the own ership and operation of railway lines, and even in ocean transportation; here not at alL Our political system, at the present stage of its growth. Is wholly unfitted for such undertakings as those controlled by government in European countries, ahd our labor system likewise. Everything that gov ernment undertakes with us is con ducted in an Improvident, extravagant and wasteful manner. Administration of civil affairs in our country is ex cessively costly and even " profligate. Under governmental ownership and direction, the vastly larger business of industry, commerce and transporta tion in our country it might surely be predicted vould run into every variety of extravagance, abuse and corruption. It has been axiomatic in our coun try hitherto, and always should re main so, that public ownership should never toe extended over any of the subjects of ordinary business. Trans portation may be held under the rea sonable control of the state; but the state, under our system, never should engage In it. From the ownership and operation of wharves by the city or state, there Is but a step to the demand for public ownership of river and ocean vessels and railroads. Had we the despotism in this country that exists in the enlightened coun tries of Europe, whoso achievements are held up to us as examples, we might do these things as they are done in Europe; but not under our political, social and labor systems. Besides, there is wide dlssimiliarity between physical and geographical conditions in the Columbia River and most of the great ports of the Old World. There, in some places, public docks are an essential part of man made or artificial harbors and of publicly-owned facilities of transporta tion. The Columbia River, on the other hand, is a natural port which has been improved by simple and rela tively cheap methods. Its natural advantages have made it the chief port of the North Pacific, and there has been no necessity of taking over the dock business from private enter prise and making a monopoly of it as an accessory of an artificial port. Pri vate enterprise has furnish jd all the facilities needed here, and . will add adequately to the dock -equipment hereafter if it is not deterred by threats of municipal docks. DtXMXE IN WHEAT PRICES. "The most Important subject before us now Is, I think, the decrease in the price of wheat which I believe is being brought about by the large grain companies to Injure the Farmers Union," writes a correspondent of the Pacific Farmers' Union, official organ of the union. This correspondent fur ther ventures the opinion that the grain companies "will put the price of wheat down and send out the infor mation that there is no demand for export wheat, and the farmers who have held their wheat on the advice given out by the Farmers' Union will either have to sell at-these low prices or hold their wheat over, and this would cause the organization untold injury, as the wheatgrowers might Jose all confidence in the union." It is somewhat surprising, In these days of the telegraph and dally news paper, covering not only local, state and National conditions of crops and prices, tout those of the entire world, to find such ignorance regarding the basic factors governing wheat- prices. If the wheatgrowers of the country had paid a little more attention to ac curate news of the world's markets, instead of reading the biased reports which the Pacific Farmers' Union cir culated for the purpose of inducing growers to hold their wheat, many of them would not now be regretting that their wheat does not command within 80 cents per bushel of the price that could have been secured when the wheat was ready for market. It is not the large grain companies or the small grain companies that have caused the decline in the price of wheat. Overshadowing all other In fluences that have contributed to the lowering of prices has been the eager ness of the Russian wheatgrowers to take advantage of the high prices re fused by so many members of the Farmers' Union of the United States. Since August 1, 1909, Russia has ex ported 209,000,000 bushels of wheat. American exports for the same period were but little more than 100,000,000 buShels, although the exportable sur plus was much greater than that amount. THE MENACE OF LUXURY. In his speech at Berlin, Mr. Roose velt gave voice to statements that have behind them the verity of history. This was when he spoke of the deter iorating effect of luxury upon the hu man animal, rendering him an easy prey to men of coarser fiber and hardier habits of life. That ease and the comorts of lux ury elements that are called, or mis called, prosperity have a tendency to lower the resistant powers of body and Induce mental indolence, is a fact well attested by history. . "One of the prime dangers of civi lization.'' said Mr. Roosevelt, "has al ways been Its tendency to cause the loss of the virile, fighting virtues to dull the fighting edge. When men get too comfortable and lead too luxurious lives there is always danger lest the softness eat like an acid into their manliness of fiber." No one will attempt to gainsay the truth of this statement. It Is too well supported by history and has had too many examples In common life within a few years to admit of any contro versy. Individual examples abound on every hand. The coddled boy be comes a strong man, if at all, only through adversity that toughens his fiber and enables him to stand un daunted on the firing line of life's battle and receive as well as deliver blows. It is needless to dwell upon a fact so well substantiated in the his tory of every community. It represents a real danger at the present time, the danger that the thews and sinews of the race, as well as its mental strength, will be men aced by an abounding prosperity and by devices for ease and comfort that we call progress and have harnessed to the high-rolling chariot of civiliza tion. With the history of the rise and fall. of empires in his hand he who runs may read. t Socialists now holding a National Congress at Chicago are unable to agree on the immigration problem. A majority report favors the exclusion of Chinese, Japanese, Coreans and Hindus. One of the reasons advanced for drawing a line against these races Js that they are alleged to be "so far behind the general modern develop ment of industry, i they constitute a drawback, an obstacle and , a menace to the progress of the most aggressive, militant and in telligent elements of our working class population." While it is gener ally believed that some of the yellow races are no nearer being desira ble citizens than some of the soap-box orators who deliver their eveninc ad dresses on the street corners, the So cialists should brush up a little on their knowledge of the Japanese. They may be undesirable citizens, tout in de velopment ' of industry and in being aggressive and militant, the Japanese can give many points to much of the white offscourings of the European slums that find a way into this coun try and soon proceed to denounce it. While members of the American Farmers' Union were holding their wheat' back from a high-priced mar ket, Russians were quietly supplying the demand. Now, with the shadow of another toig crop already over the market, and with prices sagging in all the world's markets, there is no de mand except .at lower prices for the wheat which was held back. Lower prices are a good thing for the con sumer, and have a tendency again to increase the consumption which al ways shows a decrease when prices soar to unreasonable heights. It is regrettable that so many of the farm ers of the Pacific Northwest were "buncoed" Into the idea of holding their wheat until the best market passed them by, but the experience will be worth something. Next sea son they will likely pay more atten tion to the world's market reports and place less dependence on the Inter ested men who are largely responsible for their present plight. For a great railroad to mention a coming evert in its "publicity literature Is not uncommon; but a 38-page book let printed on superfine calendared paper with ten very beautiful colored illustrations, each devoted to one sub ject, and these pamphlets distributed by the thousands all over the United States, establishes a new. mark in ad vertising. This is what the Union Pa cific has done for the Rose Festival, for Portland and for Oregon. Inci dentally several favored sections of the state, attractive to the Summer visitor, are exploited. So far as this admirable publication goes, Portland and Oregon are the only points on the map. The Union Pacific has done the handsome thing handsomely. Ben Simpson who died yesterday at advanced ag was one of the promi nent figures of early Oregon. He leaves a family of well-known sons and daughters and grandchildren. His passing deserves the attention of the commonwealth and the honors that belong to an honorable name. It Is a cause of congratulation that on March 29, when Mr. Simpson cele brated his 92d birthday, he received many tokens of remembrance from the younger generations of Oregon and from a number of his pioneer contemporaries. Such tokens .-re among the best treasures of a useful and successful life. John W. Gates and John E. Madden settled a lawsuit, in which $11,000 worth of oil stock was involved, by the flip of a coin. After accepting the decision thus reached, the pair visited the referee and informed him that his services were not needed. This Is a kind of gambling that the legal fraternity cannot resent too strongly. If it should become general among men who have a few thou sands to win or lose, a great many lawyers would be, obliged to take up someother profession. The cause of the reformers who are endeavoring to stop the Jeffries-Johnson fight has been materially aided by the appointment of Tex Rlckard as referee. It now looks very much like a case where the dealer in the game does not propose to take any chances on a misunderstanding of orders on the part of his assistants. From pres ent appearances the fighting game stands an excellent chanoe to receive such a setback as it has never before encountered. The Multnomah Circuit Court, over worked, has issued a call to the Su preme Court for help. It asks the Supreme Court to send to Multnomah one or more of the idle magistrates from other districts. Good idea, but tardy. Had this plan been adopted long ago, there would have been no need of additional Judges for this county, and the "new blood" might have put more celerity into the pro ceedings of justice. The worst of annihilation from the comet's tall would be that all of us would flash out together and nobody would remain to write the record of the worst of -us. , Stenographer Kerby got a promise of a new Job for his ci..fession. But it is a safe wager that his next em ployers will not place equal trust in him. When the Irish go after the new George he wiffbe sorrier than ever that he Is King. The world will be full of brave folks tonight after the comet passes. . medium: paladino a mere faker Exposed by Colombia Profewer Her "Spiritual" Manifestations old Tricks. New York cor. Kansas City Star. The New Tork Times prints a page expose of the feats of Madame Eusapia Paladlno, the Italian "medium," by Pro fessor Dickinson Miller, of the chair of philosophy at Columbia University. The article declares that her so-called mani festations are. tricks and tells how they were discovered. A reply by Madame Paladlno is also printed in which she advances the de fense that if she were caught in the trickery described, that trickery was due to suggestion by the investigators tele pathically conveyed. The article says in part: The subtle Italian medium we have been studying is a kind of incarnation of spe cious evidence, a symbol of sophistry. Her art is to obtain credence under false pretenses. Readers of some of the news papers in New York have hardly realized the serious interest that she has sus tained for 19 years. First of all, we made close observations of her extraordinary "substitution trick." I- confess I was crestfallen when I dis covered that this old ruse was still her grand stratagem. I had been expecting that after Its discovery in Cambridge, England, long ago, she would have elab orated some new masterpiece. We found the secret of her "materiali zations." In all the previous reports weird hands, heads, etc., suddenly ap pearing in front of the curtains had fig ured plentifully. Again I was crestfallen. These spiritual members, taking shape before our eyes, turned out to be the medium's "hands." It was to surprise the secret of levita tions that, long after the January sittings were over the plan was adopted of con cealing watchers under the chairs of the sitters. Her right heel rested on the foot of the holder on the right, and her right toe, the toe of the same foot, rested on the foot of the holder on the left. Just as Mr. Rlnn was making his reflections the left . foot apepared from under her dress. The table was tilted as usual by her hands raising its left leg above the floor. She then put her .left 'foot under the table leg and by that means lifted the table.. ' SEATTLE'S GOOOFGLLOWSHIP. Everybody t'rsred o Attend Portland's Rose Festival. Seattle Times. Once every year the City of Portland holds Its Rose Carnival. It is one of the elaborate and picturesque functions of the Pacific Coast. Seattle Is sadly lacking because of the fact that it has nothing like that in 'its own annual pro gram. It should have, but it has not. At the same time, the people of Seattle are all glad to lend a hand In making the Rose Carnival of Portland a little bit gayer In making the success of the an nual fiesta season a little bit more pro nounced and in Inducing all of the tour ists from the East who come to Seattle to visit Portland before they return home. The Seattle Chamber of Commerce has for several years supported the Rose Carnivaland this year Secretary Yandell has taken particular steps toward the encouragement of traffic between Seattle and Portland. The railroads are also looking after the matter of excursions from Seattle to Portland during the sec ond week In June. Portland is certainly at its best during this season her thousands of roses are all In bloom and her hospitality is well known. The people of Portland were among the best patrons the Alaska-Yukon-Pacific Exposition had and merely as a matter of reciprocity the people of Seattle who can afford a little vacation at the time of the Portland Rose Carnival owe it to themselves as well as to their own enjoy ment to make the trip to Portland and to make themselves a portion of the general merry-making. ASSEMBLY CAUSE IS GAINING Widespread Sentiment In State for Rep resentative Party Convention. Roseburg Leader. That there is a unanimity of sentiment among the members , of the Republican party of Eastern Oregon in favor of the assembly suggestion cannot be questioned since the unanimous action taken by the Republicans of Baker County. From the extreme southern boundary of the state to Its northern limit and from Lincoln County on the west to Baker, on the east, there is united thought, and that Is. unanimously In favor of precinct, and county assemblies and a grand state as sembly to suggest candidates for officers which will bring a state-wide victory to the Republican party of Oregon, not only In this election, but in the great Presi dential election of 1912. The prospect for Republican success this Fall is so prom ising already that even U'Ren and his conspirators are on the run. Taate Is Localised. London Chronicle. Taste Is curiously localized in the mouth. Put a lump of sugar on the tip of your tongue and you will find it distinctly sweet. Then try It half-way back on the tongue and you will find it tasteless. All sweet or aromatic sub stances, such as wine, sugar and coffee, can be properly appreciated by the front half of the tongue, a piece of knowledge that every true connoisseur applies when he sips Instead of taking a mouthful. With most other sub stances, however, the reverse is true. In these cases the tip of the tongue serves only for touching it is the back part that tastes. The sides of the mouth too are quite insensible to cer tain substances not tasteless. Put some salt or vinegar between the teeth and the cheea and you will find them absolutely flavorless. Scuttling; U'Renlnm. Grants Pass Observer. W. S. U'Ren and his associates of the People's Power League are apparently learning the wisdom of moderation in the matter of radical legslation, for they have decided to abandon for the time being two of their most startling innovations the state cabinet form of government and the county commission form of government. These two propo sitions were such radical departures from existing methods that they meant revoluton, and there has not only been eruptions of protest against them from all sections of the state, but It is rumored there has been dissension in the ranks of the league because of them. Dayaey Mayme's Genius. , Atchison Globe. Application has been made by Mrs. Lysander John Appleton to have Day sey Mayme installed In the chair of mathematics at the State University. "As a proof of her skill," she wrote in a letter to the board of regents, "she always keeps the scores for the dupli cate bridge-whist games, and even when there is a prize no one questions her totals." The Material .That Costs. "Washington Star. "Those old Greeks and Romans were lavish in their use of marbles for their buildings," said the tourist. "Yes." replied the man who Is doing business with en architect. "They probably couldn't afford lumber." Hob; Market Very Firm. Flshhawk Cor. Clatskanle Chief. Henry Hoberg received a bloodhound from Tacoma last Monday. There are not enough dogs in Oregon to supply th demand here . TIKX GOVER.VMKXT OVER TO U'REX ' How All Good Men Mar Come to the Aid of the People. PORTLAND, May 16. (To the Editor.) In order to simplify matters and dis cover who are the people, suggest the following power be executed by the peo ple to allay further annoyance, excite ment and acrimonious debate, and check the irritation of the diabetes in the body politic: Know ye, that we, the people of Oregon, in order to declare our will, doth hereby nominate, constitute and appoint, in our place and stead and In the place and stead of each of us, put and depute, W. S. U'Ren citizen, gentleman, scholar, statesman, ora cle; inspired prophet, of the State of Ore gon, our attorney, agent, representative, mentor, legislative pap, counsellor, advisor, chaperon, poUtical guardian, monitor, guide, instructor, defender, governmental funam bulist and reform equilibrist, of us and each of our names hereto and for us and our benefit as the people aforesaid, to reform, rehabilitate, reconstruct, revivify. amend, rectify, correct, regenerate, regress, and re flux, our constitution and laws, our acts, amendments, edicts, decrees, ordinances, born and .unborn. Including the issue of sec ond marriages: legally to prescribe, enjoin, dictate and ordain, temporary legislative salve, antidotes, ointments, baths and mental treatment for the pimples, bolls, eruptions, blotches, fuss, form, froth, trumpery, frib ble, jack-o-lantern woolly-headed aberra tions, phantasms. Jaw flux, fallacy and chimerical rash on the skin and exteriors of the body politic; to evolve an attorney Into a lawyer, a lawyer Into a philosopher, a scavenger Into a political economist, a huckster into a constitutional student, a slop bucket full of words into a brochure, a publicist into a leader, an elocutionist into a statesman, a reformer into a saint, a doc tor Into a humanitarian, a butcher into a dentist and a Councilman Into a taxpayer; to eliminate a boss and assimilate a dicta tor; to defeat special privilege with spe cious privilege; to perpetuate the principles of the majority of the minority; to govern a modern state on the Xew England town plan; to encourage friendly relations be tween the people by prohibiting the sale of every drink but non-partisan whisky and non-political beer, giving unto our attorney, etc., full power in the premise at all times freely to part the talis of his coat and plant his center of gravity upon the nerk of venerable precedent, unbending axioms and recorded experience, hereby respective ly ratifying and confirming all and whatso ever our said attorney, etc., shall lawfully or unlawfully do or cause to be done or un done In virtue hereof. Now is the time for-all good men to come to the aid of the people. J. H. M. THIS IS A PIXCHOT ISSUE. Does Mr. Taft Favor Federal In I on or Centralised Autocracy f Chicago Inter-Ocean. No one has ever thought of accusing Mr. Taft of a lack of frankness, yet it Is undeniable that the country Is uncer tain just where' Mr. Taft Btands on the vital issue of the times the question whether this Nation is going forward as It has gone in the past the question whether Its National Government is to continue to be that of a Federal Union with limited powers or is to develop into a centralized autocracy with un bounded authority. The country desires to know what are Mr. Taft's opinions and convictions on this subject. It is not certain now. It may be that Mr. Taft himself is uncer tain, or It may be that the popular per ceptions are dull. Whatever the cause of the unoertainty, the uncertainty itself cannot be denied. Therefore let Mr. Taft speak straight from the shoulder in words about whose meaning there can be no possibility of mistake. Let him exert himself to be plain and clear, so that when he gets through every man who is for Taft will know why, and every man who is against Taft will know why. Light, and still more light, is the great need of the American people today. Light, and still more light, on the road along which the Nation is advancing that is what the people need for their salvation. Let Mr. Taft speak so plainly as to whither he is going and which way he is chooBlng that no man can err for a moment as to what he means and what he purposes. Farmers and Higb Prices. Springfield Republican. If the farmers have not been getting anything out of the rise of prices in the past dozen years or more, who has been? Yet Dean Sheppard of the North Dakota agricultural college was main taining before the Senate cost-of-living committee at Washington Tuesday that the farmer is not reaping any benefits from the high cost of food stuffs. Still he admits that agricultural lands in his section have Increased in value about 150 per cent in ten years, which would seem to make mposslble his claim that productive capacity in the same time has decreased 20 per cent. If that is true then the increase in value must be largely speculative. Another statement made was that wheat at a bushel is worth no more to the farmer now than 80-cent wheat was ten years ago; yet it was said at the same time that the prices of agricultural machinery have increased only 13 per cent, as against the above increase of 20 per cent in what the farmer has to sell. But as a matter of fact wheat brings to the farmer per bushel Just about double what It did a dozen or 15 years ago, and will it be said it is worth no more to him now than it was then, even con ceding that the price of labor to the farmer has increased 60 per cent, as Professor Sheppard maintains? Wholesale Law-Maltlns;. Grants Pass Outlook. The prospect is that the candidates for the state offices, whether "sug gested" by an assembly or "self-nominated" under the direct primary, will receive but little attention from the electorate of Oregon. Their entire at tention will be occupied. If their brains are not muddled, by the question as to whether the northwest corner of Frog Hollow shall be set apart as a new eounty, with Punkln Ridge as the county seat, and about twenty-five other matters which the voters are not Interested in or .are not in a position to pass upon. The initiative and refer endum means much to the people of Oregon if properly utilized. It may prove a monumental nuisance if not subject to some restrictions. There will be something like thirty measures on the state ballot this Fall, and if the Jumble that ensues does not convince even the most enthusiastic advocates of the method that it needs some tin kering then there is little hope for the Oregon voter. How to Chase the AVolf. Atchison Globe. When the wolf is at your door you will be surprised how easily you can chase him away If you make the effort. CrBRENT NEWSPAPEB JESTS. The true philosopher is be who says noth ing, but In as many words as possible. Puck. , "You say he was brought up In a refin ing atmosphere' "Yes. As a boy he lived In the oil districts of Pennsylvania." St. Louis Star. "Ever had 'em I strew flowers in your path as you returned home. Senator?" "N&w. Fi satisfied not to have 'era strew banana peelings." Louisville Courier-Journal. Ted: "I didn't think Prudence was the kind of girl you would take out with you on a Joy ride." Ned: "She's Just what we need. You know, she's' Interested in First Aid to the Injured." Judge. Husband: "Excuse me, dear, but don't you cook much more for dinner than we can use?" Wife: "Of course! If didn't how could I economise by utilizing left over dishes ?" Cleveland Leader. Would-be Oolfer: "I say, Sandy, could ye get somebody to play a round with me; some one who plays about the same game as I do?" Sandy (looking at his child in kilta: "Ay. Wife, bring Jock along." Punch. Pop. what Is the line the sailors talk about?" "It is a certain degree which the ships cross In their voyages." "Oh, I al ways thought the line was where they hung the wash of the sear Baltimore American. LIFE'S SUNNY SIDE A good story is told of two great Irish menthe late Archbishop Plunket and Father Healy, the well-known parish priest of Bray. Making their way to gether to Bray railroad station one morn ing, the priest urged that they should hurry, but the prelate's appeal to his watch convinced him that they had ample time. They arrived to see the train for Dublin disappearing. The archbishop's apologies -were lavish. He pleaded that he had always had unbounded faith lu his watch. "My dear Lord Plunket," was Father Healy's rejoinder, "faitli won't do without the good works."--Blackwood's Magazine. . Clark Howell, of Atlanta, telis a good story about a former janitor of the At lanta. Constitution office who lost his place through overindulgence in liquor, and who afterward secured a position as an assistant in an automobile garage in that city. "He had been working around the garage as a handy man for about six months," said Mr. Howell, "and happen ing to meet him on the street one day I asked him how he was getting along In the automobile business. 'Fine,' said he. " I suppose you know everything about an automobile now. Tom?' I said to him. - ies, sir, Air. Howell. I know a lot about dem cars, for 1'se been working ureter dem, and over dem, and all around dem ever since I left the Constitution office. But dero 'Is Just one thing about dem automobiles dat puzzles me,' said j. um. " 'What" s that?' I asked. " "Well, sir, Mr. Howell, I can't get it Into my head how they make 'em go without hitching ,a horse to 'em.' " Washington Post. A Washingtonian, owning a country place near the capital, engaged as stable boy a country lad from Eastern Mary land. During his last stay at the place the owner did not see the boy for several days. Finally, however, havihg special need of the lad, it occurred to him that the stable-hand was not exactly "on tho Job." "Where the deuce do you keep your self?" demanded the master of the place. "I don't believe I've seen you since you were engaged. Have you been asleep all this time?" "Yes, sir," was the unexpected re sponse. "I thought that was what you wanted, sir." "What I wanted!" exclaimed the em ployer, amazed. "What are ycu driving at?" "Well, sir," explained the lad, "your advertisement said you wanted a boy of 16, to sleep on the premises." Saturday Evening Post. Two burglars were on their trial and had engaged a smart lawyer for their de fense, who, on cross-examining one of the witnesses said: "You say that on the night in question the moon was so bright that you could see the burglars In the room. Was your husband awake at the time?" - Witness I don't know. "Was his face turned toward you or not?" The witness answered that she did not know. "What! You don't know? Now. come, tell me, was his face turned toward you or the wall?" "I don't know." . "Ah, ha! I thought so" (turning to the jury). "She could not see. She who Iden tifies the prisoners could not see which way her husband's face was turned. Kx plain that if you can." "Well, sir, my husband Is so bald that in a dim light I can't toll his face from the back of his head. Tattler. Apropos of the season of Atlantic travel. Captain Simon P. Lea, of the Carlinia, said the other day In New York: "Yes, what with these wonderful new ships, the biggest, the most palatial and the fastest that he world has ever seen an Atlantic passage Is now a real joy. "A steerage passenger from the Maure tania the other day was met at the dock by a cousin. " 'Well, man,' said the cousin to the immlgrit. 'I'm glad to see ye. Did ye have a safe passage?' " "Oh, yes, very safe, very pleasant, I assure ye,' the immigrant answered. "The only accident I heerd of was that tho ship had broke her record." " Washing ton Star. Vision of a United Church. Churchman. To the Congregationalist "the vision of a united fellowship in Christ in America is growing clearer and more attractive every year." It does not think that this unity is likely to ex press itself in any one ecclesiastical organization; "the eagerness of a de nomination here and another there to propose its own traditions and dogmas and forms of administration as a basis of unity only obscures the vision of a united church. Each denomination that has anything worth cherishing distinct from others ought to continue to cher ish it. Wre do not expect or wish for the organic and corporate unity of all Christian churches. Wo believe the Holy Spirit has called Into being vari ous types of Christian character, vari ous expressions of Christian faith and various kinds of church organization. But all these can act in harmony to realize the common object of the dis ciples of the Master. . . . The vision of a united church in America has risen above the horizon of the future. With each succeeding year its form changes, Its dimensions enlarge, its outlines grow clearer. It is the ideal which all American Christians can hope and strive and pray for with expectation that it will be realized." Interstate Commerce Commission. CASTLE ROCK, Wash., May 16. (To the Editor.) Will you kindly give in the columns of The Oregonian the names of the members of the Interstate Commerce Commission, and greatly oblige, C. E. G. Martin A. Knapp. New York, chairman: Judson C. Clements, Georgia; Charles A. Prouty, "Vermont; Francis M. Cockrell, Missouri; Franklin K. Lane, California; Edgar E. Clark, Iowa; James S. Harlan. Illinois; Edward A. Moseley, Massachu setts, secretary. AU He Heard. Chicago Record-Herald. "Well, Willie, I hear you have a new baby at your house." "Yep." "What is it, a little sister or a little brother?" "I dunno. All I heard was pa klckln about it bein' an ultimate consumer." Ltttre, but "Very Regular. Gervals Star. Mrs. E. Keppinger has the champion hen for small eggs. She brought to this office last Wednesday a half-dozen eggs that were smaller than pigeons' eggs and Mrs. Keppinger says her old hen lays one every day. Who can beat that? A Sentiment Killer. Boston Transcript. "Love," said the maiden, "Is a rose That In life's garden sweetly grows." "Marriage," the horrid man did scoff. ', "'la the wind that blows the petals off." One Berry Sufficient. New York Telegram. With one strawberry In the middle Of the cake mark the spot What care I for life's old riddle? I'm contented with my lot.